by Yolaine Bodin | 25 May 2016 | English Language
Learning a foreign language is fun! Yes, of course, but it’s not because it’s fun that it’s funny. Not sure you agree with this? Well, let’s have a closer look at what these two words mean and what the difference is. Funny is an...
by Yolaine Bodin | 18 May 2016 | Quotes
This quote is often attributed to the Spanish poet and 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature Juan Rámon Jiménez. Since I like to make sure my sources are accurate and reliable, I decided to find the piece of work it is taken from but, even though I carried out my...
by Yolaine Bodin | 12 May 2016 | English Language
As a learner of English as a foreign language, it is not always easy to choose between the three verbs see, watch and look (at). It is usually well understood that there is a difference but it is not that easy to be sure which word should be used. These verbs...
by Yolaine Bodin | 5 May 2016 | French Language
Here is a question I am often asked in my French classes when we work on French spelling: “Do you spell balade / ballade with one or two Ls?” The answer will always begin with “It depends…” Right, but what does it depend on? Well,...
by Yolaine Bodin | 28 Apr 2016 | English Language
Did you know that the phrases everyday (in one word) and every day (in two words) are both correct? The pronunciation is only slightly different but in writing, you need to understand the difference in meaning if you don’t want to make a mistake! Every...
